Home Thoughts Anthology

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Home Thoughts is a collection of poetry written by the British Indian diaspora, edited by Usha Kishore and Jaydeep Sarangi.

It was published by Cyberwit India on Republic Day, 26th January, 2017.

This is a unique, first-of-its-kind book exclusively featuring the work of contemporary British Indian poets, who are first generation immigrants.

This is the poetry of ‘Home’ in all the meanings of the word.

The anthology aspires to create a new dimension for British Indian poetry by gathering cultural integrity, displacement and home thoughts in the folds of its metaphors.

Buy the anthology on amazon UK

Also available on amazon.com and amazon India.

The Empire Writes Back

I chaired a Panel on Partition on May 10 at the Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival.

Three brilliant writers were on the panel: Aamer Hussein, Radhika Swarup and Mohini Kent.

Details here: http://asiahousearts.org/events/empire-writes-back/

The full programme for the festival: http://asiahousearts.org/events/category/asia-house-bagri-foundation-literature-festival/

A report on the evening published in DesiBlitz: https://www.desiblitz.com/content/empire-writes-asia-house-bagri-foundation-literature-festival

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Turner’s House Short Films

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With heart as calm as lake that sleeps – a collaboration with Caroline AreskogJones

Sandycombe Lodge in Twickenham, once the ‘country’ villa of the artist JMW Turner is being restored and will open again to the public later this year.

Caroline AreskogJones made two beautiful subtle silent films as portraits of Sandycombe Lodge prior to the refurbishment process.

The first, With heart as calm as lake that sleeps, includes a script written by me.
https://vimeo.com/199215020

The second film is ‘diagram of a geometrical perspective on memory: after Turner’
https://vimeo.com/220287866

More details about the progress at Sandycombe Lodge: http://www.turnerintwickenham.org.uk/

See more work by Caroline AreskogJones: https://www.carolineareskogjones.com/

LSE Literary Festival 2017

LSE ‘Space for Thought’ Literary Festival 2017
Writing Short Stories and Poetry: From Laptop to Bookshop |
Are Two Heads Better Than One?
Saturday 25 February 2017 | 12 – 1.15 pm
Alumni Theatre | LSE | London
Speakers: Kavita A Jindal, Reshma Ruia, C.G. Menon

My talk centred on the myriad possibilities of poetry collaborations; the highs and joys of collaboration; and I gave tips on working on a joint project.

The session’s podcast includes Reshma Ruia talking about novels and C.G. Menon talking about short stories.

http://www.lse.ac.uk/website-archive/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3757